Saltfleet, Ontario (1871 census)
Saltfleet was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,783. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7406103. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.203°N, 79.725°W.
Population
In 1871, Saltfleet had a population of 2,783: 1,417 male and 1,366 female residents. Population density was 54.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,801 |
| 1861 | 2,740 |
| 1871 | 2,783 |
| 1881 | 2,951 |
| 1891 | 2,765 |
| 1901 | 3,209 |
| 1911 | 4,458 |
| 1921 | 5,900 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Saltfleet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 548 |
| Number of females | 1,366 |
| Number of males | 1,417 |
| Number of married females | 484 |
| Number of married males | 483 |
| Number of married persons | 967 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 101 |
| Total population | 2,783 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 815 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 900 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,715 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 529 |
| Number of occupied houses | 530 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 28,750 |
| BWT BU | 721 |
| CRN BU | 18,156 |
| HAY AC | 4,827 |
| HAY TONS | 6,546 |
| OAT BU | 40,021 |
| PEA BU | 6,547 |
| POT AC | 206 |
| POT BU | 19,402 |
| RYE BU | 170 |
| Total area (acres) | 28,583 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,185 |
| WHT WTR BU | 36,565 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,190 |
| AREA | 28,583 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 94 |
| CD | 22 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 548 |
| FEMALE | 1,366 |
| GRA BU | 980 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 530 |
| INHABITED | 529 |
| MALE | 1,417 |
| MARRIED F | 484 |
| MARRIED M | 483 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 967 |
| POPULATION | 2,783 |
| ROOT BU | 11,397 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 815 |
| SINGLE M | 900 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,715 |
| TUR BU | 7,179 |
| UNINHABITED | 21 |
| WIDOWED F | 67 |
| WIDOWED M | 34 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 101 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON022001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7406103
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltfleet_Township
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Saltfleet, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/saltfleet-on022001-1871/.